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Nov17

New Report Release on Revenues and Expenditures for Public School Districts in 2018-19

The national median of total revenues per pupil and expenditures per pupil increased across all public school districts between budget years 2018 and 2019. » More info

Nov16

School Use of Educational Technology Prior to the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2019-20

The 2019-20 Use of Educational Technology for Instruction survey provides information about how public schools provided access to educational technology to students and supporting teacher use of educational technology in instruction just prior to the pandemic. » More info

Oct14

*NEW* 2020 NAEP Long-Term Trend Report for Ages 9 and 13 available September 30th

See how 9- and 13-year-old students performed on the 2019-2020 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) long-term trend assessments in reading and mathematics. » More info

Oct14

A Look at Graduation Rates and Other Postsecondary Data

This provisional set of web tables presents fully edited and imputed data findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) winter data collection, including data on graduation rates for selected cohorts, outcome measures, student financial aid, and admissions. » More info

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Condition of Education

The Condition of Education is an annual report to Congress summarizing important developments and trends in the U.S. education system. The report presents 50 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons. Discover how you can use the Condition of Education to stay informed about the latest education data.

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Data Snapshot

Score gap between high-performing (top 10 percent) and low-performing (bottom 10 percent) U.S. 8th-greaders was 256 points. Larger than the gap in most education systems.

Scores are reported on a scale of 0 to 1,000. See Figure M2b of the TIMSS 2019 U.S. Highlights Results.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2019.

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Condition of Education

Condition of EducationBrowse key indicators on the condition of education in the United States at all levels, from prekindergarten through postsecondary, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons. The indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics, which are updated throughout the year as new data become available.

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